1996 Ghanaian general election

none Ghana 1992 Ghanaian presidential election 1992 2000 Ghanaian general election 2000 7 December 1996 yes Presidential election presidential 78.31% Jerry Rawlings visits AMISOM 02 (6874167713) (cropped).jpg Jerry Rawlings National Democratic Congress (Ghana) Progressive Alliance(NDC–EGLE–DPP) 4,099,758 57.37% John Kufuor 080915-A-8817J-090.JPG John Kufuor New Patriotic Party Great Alliance(NPP–NCP) 2,834,878 39.67% 1996 Ghanaian presidential election (percentage by region).svg Results by region President Jerry Rawlings National Democratic Congress (Ghana) Jerry Rawlings National Democratic Congress (Ghana) General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. In the presidential elections, incumbent Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was re-elected in a single round, defeating John Kufuor of the Great Alliance (led by Kufuor's New Patriotic Party) with 57% of the vote. The NDC retained its majority in Parliament, winning 133 of the 200 seats.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p435 0-19-829645-2 In contrast to the 1992 general elections, these elections were not mired in controversy.Lyons Terrence 1997 Ghana’s Encouraging Elections: A Major Step Forward https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.1997.0019 Journal of Democracy 8 2 65–77 10.1353/jod.1997.0019 1086-3214 subscription 1997 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/697488 Journal of Democracy 8 1 1086-3214 In the aftermath of the contentious 1992 elections, several electoral reforms were made with the intent to increase the perceived fairness of the electoral process and put in place measures to prevent fraud. Results President Jerry Rawlings John Atta Mills Progressive Alliance (NDC–EGLE–DPP) National Democratic Congress (Ghana) 4099758 John Kufuor Kow Nkensen Arkaah Great Alliance (NPP–NCP) New Patriotic Party 2834878 Edward Mahama – People's National Convention 211136 120921 9279605 Nohlen et al. Parliament National Democratic Congress 3755801 133 –56 New Patriotic Party 2372330 61 New People's Convention Party 466113 5 New People's National Convention 254062 1 New National Convention Party 65856 0 –8 Democratic People's Party 12032 0 New Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere 8665 0 –1 Great Consolidated Popular Party 1485 0 New Independents 215326 0 –2 0 7156505 79970 9279605 Electoral Commission See also List of MPs elected in the 1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election References Category:Presidential elections in Ghana Category:Parliamentary elections in Ghana Ghana General Category:December 1996 in Africa